Babel-17
2-award-winner 36 of 1975 Locus Award for All-Time Best Novel Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection Fiction Fiction - Science Fiction General Language Arts & Disciplines Language and languages Library - Science Fiction and Fantasy Life on Other Planets Linguistics Nebula Award Winner Novel Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Science Fiction - General Upside-down books Win of 1967 Nebula Award for Novel Women linguists Women poets _isfdb hugo award for best novel finalist nebula award for best novel winner
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: May 2, 1966
Description:
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Author of the bestselling **Dhalgren** and winner of four Nebulas and one Hugo, Samuel R. Delany is one of the most acclaimed writers of speculative fiction. **Babel-17***,* winner of the Nebula Award for best novel of the year, is a fascinating tale of a famous poet bent on deciphering a secret language that is the key to the enemy’s deadly force, a task that requires she travel with a splendidly improbable crew to the site of the next attack. For the first time, **Babel-17** is published as the author intended with the short novel **Empire Star**, the tale of Comet Jo, a simple-minded teen thrust into a complex galaxy when he’s entrusted to carry a vital message to a distant world. Spellbinding and smart, both novels are testimony to Delany’s vast and singular talent.